KVR Audio

justin3am · Post by **justin3am** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 6:20 pm

This year was a big hardware year for me. New monitors, new computers not much in the way of new plug-ins.

I was going to pick up Omnisphere but after spending about 2 weeks with it at work, I was over it and back to my V-Synth and Zebra... I bought Effectrix, sold it... What else, I have Nexus, don't use it enough to upgrade to Nexus 2.

I bought Flux's spring pack which I love but I think that was an '07 release.

Schwa/Stillwell audio's stuff turned some heads. Togu Audio Line, SmEx stuff coming to MacTels, Zebra updates, Digidesign's Transfuser (not a VST), NuSofting's Broken Drum Machine. There might be a few others, but I can't recall... was AudioRealism's Drum Machine released this yera?

ethnix73 · Post by **ethnix73** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 6:21 pm

+1 for Usine, a software made by and for musicians!!!!

Neil G · Post by **Neil G** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 6:26 pm

Tracktion 3

SpecialSpecimen · Post by **SpecialSpecimen** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 7:51 pm

emef wrote:cubase 4.52

again, what??

Sascha Franck · Post by **Sascha Franck** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 8:13 pm

Unfortunately it's not Logic 9. Let alone any other Logic update (of which there are none).

But I think I gotta second the Synplant notion. Finally something refreshing and unusual, yet extremely easy for all of us non-synth-nerds. Maybe not an experienced sound designer's wet dream but certainly as inspiring as it gets.

- Sascha

invitia · Post by **invitia** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 8:27 pm

I don't have a single software to propose, with only Synplant as the sole exception. IMO nothing really new was presented, mainly more of the same. Omnibarf does not count as something new....

bluedad · Post by **bluedad** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 8:34 pm

I have not bought any software all yr..
but if Zebra 2.3 is eligible, that's my vote.

BERFAB · Post by **BERFAB** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 8:36 pm

bamoida wrote:Tone2 Gladiator
Clavia Nord modular 2
Tone2 Warmverb multi-fx
Savihost

Savihost?
Great piece of kit, no doubt. But it's old as the hills, no?

Baxter · Post by **Baxter** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:24 pm

Acid Pro 7.

Baxter

Kriminal · Post by **Kriminal** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:31 pm

Helix

KLS · Post by **KLS** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:43 pm

Kriminal wrote:Helix

Kriminal, you are just too funny!

pquenin · Post by **pquenin** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:50 pm

Host : Mutools Mulab 2
VSTi : Audjoo Helix (free beta)
VSTfx : I have used no new fx this year.

stanlea · Post by **stanlea** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:53 pm

Helix
Usine
the xoxos flow as most advanced investigation field

+ Reaper
+ Wusikstation

dimitar · Post by **dimitar** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:56 pm

Cubase 4

tattiemannie · Post by **tattiemannie** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 10:27 pm

Berfab wrote

Savihost?
Great piece of kit, no doubt. But it's old as the hills, no?

Well I only got it this year and its fab!

I would say reaper and FL8 ( ..and I have! ), and then it could be argued that what I have got my hands on this year are upgrades of things that are "old as the hills" ...so dismissing all those, one prog stands out as being particularly useful and liberating. Forget the big guys, big cheers for pif vocoder

Best music software of 2008